FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Changes in Level 3 Recurring Fair Value Measurements) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	$ 38,020	$ 39,655
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	1,380	2,418
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(321)	(1,576)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(1,275)	(2,463)
Gross Transfers in, assets	1,364	2,305
Gross Transfers out, assets	(1,485)	(2,319)
Divested Businesses	(14)
Reclassified to Assets Held for Sale	(3)
Balance End of Period	37,666	38,020
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	(410)	(129)
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	3,028	2,794
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 items, liabilities	341	37
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)		0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	153	197
Gross Transfers in, liabilities		0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	(109)	0
Balance at the End of the Period	3,413	3,028
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	205	249
Policyholder contract deposits
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	2,289	1,509
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 items, liabilities	441	315
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	303	465
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	3,033	2,289
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	(5)	64
Derivative liabilities, net
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	556	1,072
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 items, liabilities	(104)	(268)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)		0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(147)	(248)
Gross Transfers in, liabilities		0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	4	0
Balance at the End of the Period	309	556
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	211	168
Interest rate contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	50	74
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 items, liabilities	(8)	0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(4)	(24)
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	38	50
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	6	(1)
Foreign exchange contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	7	8
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 items, liabilities	5	(1)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(1)	0
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	11	7
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	(4)	1
Equity contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(54)	(47)
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 items, liabilities	(10)	(2)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	6	(5)
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	(58)	(54)
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	10	(3)
Commodity contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	0	0
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 items, liabilities	0	0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	0	0
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	0	0
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	0	0
Credit contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	505	978
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 items, liabilities	(81)	(186)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(95)	(287)
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	329	505
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	71	95
Other contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	48	59
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 items, liabilities	(10)	(79)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(53)	68
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	4	0
Balance at the End of the Period	(11)	48
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	128	76
Long-term debt
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	183	213
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 items, liabilities	4	(10)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)		0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(3)	(20)
Gross Transfers in, liabilities		0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	(113)	0
Balance at the End of the Period	71	183
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	(1)	17
Bonds available for sale
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	28,817	29,683
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	1,065	1,294
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(321)	(1,066)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	476	(436)
Gross Transfers in, assets	1,299	1,522
Gross Transfers out, assets	(1,348)	(2,180)
Divested Businesses	(14)
Reclassified to Assets Held for Sale	(3)
Balance End of Period	29,971	28,817
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets		0
Bonds available for sale | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	2,124	2,159
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	5	1
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	(85)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	61	154
Gross Transfers in, assets	2	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	(152)	(105)
Balance End of Period	2,040	2,124
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets		0
Bonds available for sale | Non-U.S. government
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	32	30
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	(3)	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(12)	(7)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	7	10
Gross Transfers in, assets	1	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	(5)	(1)
Reclassified to Assets Held for Sale	(3)
Balance End of Period	17	32
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets		0
Bonds available for sale | Corporate debt
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	1,370	1,883
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	(13)	15
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(42)	(109)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(111)	(210)
Gross Transfers in, assets	920	1,515
Gross Transfers out, assets	(977)	(1,724)
Divested Businesses	(14)
Balance End of Period	1,133	1,370
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets		0
Bonds available for sale | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	16,537	16,805
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	970	1,052
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(24)	(512)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(878)	(808)
Gross Transfers in, assets	330	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	(29)	0
Balance End of Period	16,906	16,537
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets		0
Bonds available for sale | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	2,585	2,696
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	72	77
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(132)	(95)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(323)	118
Gross Transfers in, assets	23	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	(185)	(211)
Balance End of Period	2,040	2,585
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets		0
Bonds available for sale | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	6,169	6,110
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	34	149
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(111)	(258)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	1,720	300
Gross Transfers in, assets	23	7
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	(139)
Balance End of Period	7,835	6,169
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets		0
Other bond securities
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	8,846	8,923
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	314	675
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(1,662)	(1,374)
Gross Transfers in, assets	65	761
Gross Transfers out, assets	(83)	(139)
Balance End of Period	7,480	8,846
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	(418)	(127)
Other bond securities | Corporate debt
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	17	0
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	0	1
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	16
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	0
Balance End of Period	17	17
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	0	0
Other bond securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	1,581	1,105
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	43	32
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(1)	460
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	43
Gross Transfers out, assets	(18)	(59)
Balance End of Period	1,605	1,581
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	(24)	(27)
Other bond securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	193	369
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(38)	(177)
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	4
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	0
Balance End of Period	155	193
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	(1)	(13)
Other bond securities | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	7,055	7,449
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	271	646
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(1,623)	(1,658)
Gross Transfers in, assets	65	698
Gross Transfers out, assets	(65)	(80)
Balance End of Period	5,703	7,055
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	(393)	(87)
Equity securities available for sale
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	0	1
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	2
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	0	(3)
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	0
Balance End of Period	0	0
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	0	0
Equity securities available for sale | Common Stock
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	0	1
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	2
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	0	(3)
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	0
Balance End of Period	0	0
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	0	0
Mortgage and other loans receivable
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	11	6
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	0	5
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	0
Balance End of Period	11	11
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	0
Other invested assets
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	332	1,042
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	1	448
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	(510)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(75)	(648)
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	(54)	0
Balance End of Period	204	332
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	8
Other equity securities
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	14	0
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	(1)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(14)	(7)
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	22
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	0
Balance End of Period	0	14
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	$ 0	$ (2)